remembrance

/ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/

//ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns// noun

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"remembrance" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remembrance” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,846. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,846
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remembrance · remembrance · English

remembrance · rank #12,846 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,846
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH regina

Nearest frequency peer: regina (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “remembrance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “remembrance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

remembrance vs resemblance
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for remembrance
PropertyValue
Headwordremembrance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,846
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remembrance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).remembrancelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “regina” (#12,845), “reminiscent” (#12,847), “regeneration” (#12,844). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remembrance” is #12,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around remembrance (IPA /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,846 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for remembrance, with forms such as "ermembrance", "reemmbrance", and "remebmrance". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "resemblance", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance. The correct English form is remembrance, spelled R-E-M-E-M-B-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
  2. 2
    The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
  3. 3
    Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
  4. 4
    Something which serves to remember; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
  5. 5
    The power of remembering or the period over which one's memory extends.
  6. 6
    Something to be remembered, such as an admonition, counsel, instruction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remembrance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dal[ila]. Let me approach at leaſt, and touch thy hand. / Sams[on]. Not for thy life, leſt fierce remembrance wake / my ſudden rage to tear thee joint by joint.
  2. For Titan, by the mightly Loſs [of Phaëthon] diſmay'd, / Among the Heav'ns th'Immortal Fact diſplay'd, / Leſt the remembrance of his Grief ſhould fail, / And in Conſtellations wrote his Tale. [Translation of a work by Claudian.]

Etymology

From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.

Synonyms

recollectionreminiscence

This word in other languages

recuerdo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermembrance
  • reemmbrance
  • remebmrance
  • remembarnce
  • remembbrance
  • remembracne
  • remembrancce
  • remembranec
  • remembrannce
  • remembrence
  • remembrnace
  • remembrrance
  • rememmbrance
  • rememrbance
  • remmebrance
  • remmembrance
  • rmeembrance
  • rremembrance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remembrance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ermembrance2reemmbrance2remebmrance2remembarnce2remembbrance1remembracne2remembrancce1remembranec2
Edit distance from "remembrance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remembrance"?
"remembrance" is spelled R-E-M-E-M-B-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/.
What does "remembrance" mean?
As a noun, "remembrance" means: The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
What words are commonly confused with "remembrance"?
"remembrance" is commonly confused with "resemblance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remembrance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remembrance" is /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "remembrance"?
From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "remembrance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reminiscent#12,847premiership#12,836informative#12,793evangelical#12,765

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

regeneration18 variantsrefrigerator18 variantsauthenticity18 variantsdisturbance18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list